1.(money or time expended)(时间、金钱等的)支出, 消费, 花费, 使用
Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure.各项减税政策必然导致公共开支的削减。
2.expenditure of sth
(of time, energy)(时间、精力等的)消耗, 耗费
This was done expertly, with a minimum expenditure of energy.投入最少的精力巧妙地把这事做成了。
The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort.经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。